The Other Europe

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The Other Europe
L'Altra Europa
Chairman Massimo Torelli
Founded5 March 2014
Dissolved14 September 2019 [1] [2]
Ideology Democratic socialism
Eco-socialism
Political position Left-wing
European affiliation Party of the European Left (observer)
European Parliament group GUE/NGL
Colours  Red
Website
listatsipras.eu
Alexis Tsipras speaks during The Other Europe rally in Bologna Alexis Tsipras3.jpg
Alexis Tsipras speaks during The Other Europe rally in Bologna

The Other Europe (Italian : L'Altra Europa), whose full name was The Other Europe with Tsipras (L'Altra Europa con Tsipras, AET), [3] was a left-wing political organisation in Italy. It took part in the 2014 European Parliament election in support of Alexis Tsipras, the candidate of the Party of the European Left for President of the European Commission. [4]

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History

In the 2014 EP election the list obtained 4.0% of the vote, just above the 4% threshold, and 3 elects to the European Parliament: Eleonora Forenza (Communist Refoundation Party), Curzio Maltese (independent, later Left Ecology Freedom) and Barbara Spinelli (independent). After the election, they joined the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Group. In May 2015 Spinelli left AET, becoming an independent MEP within GUE/NGL. [5]

In July 2015 two senators, Fabrizio Bocchino and Francesco Campanella, elected in the 2013 general election with the Five Star Movement and later founding members of the short-lived Italy Work in Progress party, launched a sub-group named "The Other Europe with Tsipras" within the Mixed Group of the Senate. In March 2016 the sub-group was folded into Italian Left, which had been launched primarily by Left Ecology Freedom and dissidents of the Democratic Party.

Composition

AET was founded on 5 March 2014 in Rome by some Italian intellectuals, Andrea Camilleri, Paolo Flores d'Arcais, Luciano Gallino, Marco Revelli, Barbara Spinelli and Guido Viale. [6] The alliance was then composed of the following parties: [7] [8] [9]

PartyMain ideologyLeader
Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) Democratic socialism Nichi Vendola
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) Communism Paolo Ferrero
Greens of South Tyrol Green politics Giorgio Zanvettor
Civil Action (AC) Anti-corruption policies Antonio Ingroia
Italian Pirate Party (PPIT) Pirate policies Luca Cappelletti
Independence Republic of Sardinia (IRS) Sardinian nationalism Gavino Sale

Leadership

Chairman

Advisory Committee

Current members:

Former members:

Electoral results

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election yearVotes%Seats+/–Leader
2014 1,108,457 (6th)4.03
3 / 73
–
several

Regional Councils

RegionElection yearVotes%Seats+/−
Piedmont 2014 19,467 (11th)1.0
0 / 50
–
Trentino 2018 2,101 (18th)0.8
0 / 35
–
Veneto 2015 44,676 (15th)0.8
0 / 51
–
Liguria 2015 3,937 (12th)0.7
0 / 31
–
Marche 2015 20,266 (8th)3.8
0 / 31
–
Umbria 2015 5,561 (11th)1.6
0 / 20
–
Apulia 2015 14,513 (11th)0.9
0 / 51
–
Calabria 2014 10,062 (13th)1.3
0 / 30
–

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  2. ↑ L’Altra Europa: troppi fallimenti, tiriamo le conseguenze. Ma una sinistra serve
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  5. ↑ Barbara Spinelli lascia "L'Altra Europa con Tsipras" e conserva il seggio a Bruxelles
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